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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1020 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Lunenburg County in south central Virginia...
  North Central Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia...

* Until 100 AM EDT.

* At 1020 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2 inches in 
  1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible 
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Chase City, Victoria, Lunenburg, Rehoboth, Kells Corner, Pleasant 
  Grove, Loves Mill, Plantersville, Blevins Corner, Arvins Store, 
  Fort Mitchell, Finneywood, Nutbush, Fairview and Spanish Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS 
Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

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LAT...LON 3690 7849 3694 7848 3698 7847 3699 7847
      3703 7837 3707 7828 3706 7821 3699 7817
      3694 7820 3690 7825 3684 7832 3677 7849
      3679 7858 3680 7856 3681 7856 3685 7852
      3689 7849

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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